GAZA, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- A UN-backed report released on Friday confirmed famine in parts of the Gaza Strip, marking the first officially declared famine in the Middle East and raising alarms about ...

"Israel does not have a policy of starvation. Israel has a policy of preventing starvation," Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement. It said that since the war began in October 2023, Israel ...

The UN warned last month that Israel’s 20-month offensive had left the entire population at risk of famine. The situation is particularly acute in northern Gaza, where Israel allows only a tiny ...

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 161 packages containing food were airdropped over the Gaza Strip on Sunday during an aid operation carried out by nine countries, the Israeli military ...